liver (CL:葉|叶[ye4]) / (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game) / (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress / grindy
to create an image or video by copying an existing one (e.g. taking a photo of a picture in a magazine, recording a video playing on a monitor, taking a screenshot of an online photo) / to remake (a film or TV show)
bridgehead (military) / stronghold serving as a base for advancing further into enemy territory / bridge tower (ornamental structure at either end of a bridge) / (fig.) gateway (place that provides access to other places beyond it) / bridgehead (key location serving as a base for further expansion)
Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050
Battle of Talas (751), military engagement in the valley of the Talas River 塔拉斯河[Ta3 la1 si1 He2], in which Arab forces defeated Tang armies, marking the end of Tang westward expansion
(gaming) action points (points required to complete an action) / (Tw) action level (the level of concentration of a harmful substance at which remedial action is considered necessary)
(gaming) to finish off a wounded combatant / (fig.) to attack sb who is already under fire / to pile on / (sphragistics) to retouch a seal after taking a first impression
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